Marthogryllacris (Marthogryllacris) rufonotata Li, Liu et Li, 2014

Li, Miaomiao, Fang, Yan, Liu, Xianwei & Li, Kai, 2014, Review of the species of the genus Marthogryllacris (Orthoptera, Gryllacrididae, Gryllacridinae), Zootaxa 3889 (2), pp. 277-288 : 278

1. Marthogryllacris (Marthogryllacris) rufonotata Li, Liu et Li sp. nov.

( Figs. 1–4 )

Description. Male. Body moderately large, stout. Fastigium of vertex truncate, about 1.5 times as wide as scape, with lateral carinae ( Fig. 1 ); frons with distinctly setae; eyes long-oval, prominent. Fore margin of pronotum more or less projected, hind margin straight. Tegmina rather exceeding beyond the apex of abdomen, R of the left tegmen with 6 branches at apex; Rs occurred after the middle of R, apex of Rs with 2 branches; M united with CuA, also with 2 branches. Rs of right tegmen occurred before the middle of R; M independent, simple; A 4, the last of them united at base. Wings slightly extending beyond tegmina. Fore and mid tibiae with 5 pairs of spurs, but mid tibia without intero-apical spur. Hind femur armed 13–16 internal spines and 10–11 external spines on ventral surface, hind tibia dorsally bearing 6 internal spines and 6–7 external spines. Posterior margin of 8 th abdominal tergite protruded in the middle, with 3 longitudinal keels; 9 th abdominal tergite split in two acute lobes ( Fig. 2 ). Subgenital plate short, posterior margin slightly concave, with 2 gradually diverged keels. Styli much longer than subgenital plate, slightly flattened ( Fig. 3–4 ).

Female. Unknown.

Coloration. Body reddish brown, but with blackish eyes and maxillary palpus. Tegmina pale infuscate, transverse venations darkish; wings transparent, but with darkish stripes along the transverse venations, spines of hind femur and tibia darkish brown.

Measurements. (length in mm)

Body Pronotum Tegmina Hind femur Ovipositor ♂ 26.0 8.0 37.0 20.0 / Material. Holotype ♂, Wangtian Tree , Mengla, Yunnan, China, Alt. 600m, 2009.VI.4–6, collected by Liu Xian-Wei et al. . Distribution. China (Yunnan). Diagnosis. This species differs from other species of the genus in the reddish brown head and pronotum, as well as the structure of the abdomen.

Figures

FIGURES 1–4. Marthogryllacris (Marthogryllacris) rufonotata Li, Liu, Li sp. nov. 1. head of male, frontal view; 2. end of male abdomen, dorsal view; 3. end of male abdomen, caudal view; 4. subgenital plate of male, ventral view; scale bars=1 mm.